Maple Bear offers second language immersion based on a Canadian educational model in Sorocaba

Posted On: July 25, 2023

Update 07/24/2023 At 17:15

Provide a immersive experience in English, school maple bear offers a Canadian educational model, with more than 159 schools across the country.

In Brazil, the network has more than 40,000 students in kindergarten, primary and high school. Maple Bear’s Canadian curriculum is positioned in number one among English-speaking countries in PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment), an examination carried out by the OECD which considers assessments involving mathematics, science and the interpretation of text.

Units in Sorocaba

Maple Bear has been in Sorocaba for about 17 years and offers the best of Canadian bilingual education for Kindergarten, Elementary School I and Elementary School II, serving students from Toddler (2 years old) through 9th grade.

Families who want to experience the space and a little more about Maple Bear’s teaching methodology can schedule a time to visit one of the two units.

The first unit is in Jardim São Carlos. The second school is near the town hall, in Alto da Boa Vista.

The student is the protagonist!

In the schools of the network, up to 3 years old, 100% of the routine is in English, at the age of 4, the mother tongue is introduced, but always in a lesser proportion than the interaction with Portuguese, and from the age of 6 (primary school), the program becomes 50% in English and 50% in Portuguese, with a Canadian methodology aligned with Brazilian curricular guidelines. In general, students tend to have fluent English from 5 years old.

In the academic realm, the Maple Bear program emphasizes observation, problem solving and decision making, applying this concept to all disciplines and all fields of knowledge, such as language, math, science, information technology, social studies, music and the arts.

The student is placed as the protagonist of his learning, thus developing an applied vision of knowledge and greater autonomy in daily life. To ensure compliance with this model, experienced Canadian educators visit schoolsoffering and guaranteeing the application of the academic program.

In addition to support, Maple Bear has a comprehensive training and qualification structure faculty, rigorous monitoring of the teaching provided in each classroom and a detailed quality certification process, the Quality Assurance Maple Bear.